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Hermann Kesten Award 2022

September 30 , 2022 821 days 1259 0
  • Indian activist-author-poet Meena Kandasamy has been announced as the recipient of the Hermann Kesten Award 2022.
  • It is given by the PEN Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
  • The award is given to Kandasamy in honour and recognition of her support for the rights of victimized writers.
  • It also recognizes her works on the issues of caste, ethnic oppression, and gender.
  • The award was initially given once in two years till 1993.
  • Since 1994 it is being given annually.

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